Edward Scott "Scotty" Glacken (July 28, 1944 – December 27, 2006) was an American collegiate and Professional Football

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 quarterback

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 and collegiate head coach

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. He played his college football

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 at Duke University

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. In 1963, Glacken threw for a school-record twelve touchdown

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 passes

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. Glacken finished his Duke career with 3,170 yards and 24 touchdowns, helping the Blue Devils

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 to a 15-13-2 record during his final three years as a player.

Glacken played two seasons with the Denver Broncos

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, leading them to a 1967 exhibition victory over the Detroit Lions

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, the first time an American Football League

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 club would defeat a team from the rival National Football League

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.

Glacken would begin a two-decade long coaching career in 1970, taking the head coach

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ing position at Georgetown University

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 in Washington, D.C.

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, helping to return the Hoyas

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to NCAA intercollegiate competition after a number of years as a club team.

Glacken retired as Georgetown's coach in 1992, having compiled a school-best 98-94-2 record.